TAMUG Wellness Program

Marine Sciences Department (MARS)

Position Title

Department Head

Position PAR No.

3478

Date Posted

October 25, 2013

Start Date

TBD

Position Details

The Department of Marine Sciences at Texas A&M University at Galveston is seeking an experienced and visionary department head with exceptional communication skills, and 5+ years of demonstrated productive academic leadership as well as scholarship applicable to Marine Sciences and Marine Resource Management. Candidates should have a rank of tenured, Full Professor. Exceptional candidates with a present academic ranking of tenured, Associate Professor and who are close for promotion to Full Professor, will also be considered. This is a 12-month appointment, which will become a regular 9-month faculty position when the term(s) as Head expire(s). The appointment as Department Head is initially for a four-year term, and there is a mandatory review by the faculty prior to a potential renewal for consecutive terms. Teaching responsibilities are reduced during the Department Head tenure to 1-2 graduate or undergraduate courses per academic year.The Department of Marine Sciences (MARS) (http://www.tamug.edu/mars/index.html), established in 1971 as the original “College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Resources,” has a rich history of fundamental as well as applied marine-related teaching curricula and research. Our vision is to become one of the premier departments in the Nation that combines the basic marine science disciplines with resource management and policy to provide teaching and research for timely and critical issues including, but not limited to, marine natural resources, coastal sustainability, oceans & human health, coastal zone processes, and oceans & global climate. At present, the MARS department generates more than 9,100 student credit hours annually with instruction of basic chemistry, physics, marine science, geology, and oceanography courses to the Texas A&M University at Galveston student body at large. MARS also grants B.S. degrees in Marine Sciences, and Ocean & Coastal Resources, and a B.A. in University Studies in Maritime Policy & Pre-Law, as well as a Masters of Marine Resource Management. MARS also has a ‘fast track’ 3+2 program that allows B.S. students in Ocean and Coastal Resources to transition into earning a M.S. degree in Marine Resource Management. Many MARS department faculty hold joint- and graduate- appointments at TAMU in the Departments of Oceanography, Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, as well as a Texas A&M University System’s Interdisciplinary Degree Program in Marine Biology.

The MARS department has 20 tenured and tenure-track faculty, 11 instructional faculty, 3 staff members, and 60 graduate students. The research laboratories were recently moved into the new Ocean and Coastal Science Building, a ~100,000 ft2 LEED certified facility, that fosters multidisciplinary collaborative activities with other departments on the TAMUG campus: General Academics, Maritime Administration, Marine Engineering Technology, Marine Biology, Maritime Systems Engineering, Maritime Transportation, and the Texas Maritime Academy. MARS is the home department for the recently established Institute of Sustainable Coastal Communities. As a branch campus of Texas A&M University College Station, the Galveston campus functions much like a college and focuses primarily on ‘ocean-oriented’ education, research, and public service. TAMU-Galveston has approximately 125 full-time faculty and enrollment of 2,200 undergraduate and ~130 graduate students with an additional ~60 students enrolled in programs from the main campus under direct supervision of a TAMUG Faculty.

The department head is responsible for leadership of the department’s interdisciplinary faculty and study areas as well as effective use of the department's financial, administrative, and human resources. The Department Head will also spearhead strategic planning to identify and develop integrated marine science and resource management & policy studies, Ph.D. degree programs, increase undergraduate enrollment, and broaden the department’s participation and recognition both nationally and internationally. The department head will oversee hiring of a significant number of faculty over the next 5 years whose expertise are in line with the strategic plan.

Salary

Commensurate with experience

Closing Date

Until filled

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. In order to be considered, applicants must send a curriculum vitae, cover letter, a list of three references, statement of current research and teaching interests, as well as a completed and signed official TAMUG application form: TAMUG APPLICATION FORM. For more information on the position contact Ranier Amon, by email at amonr@tamug.edu. Please reference PAR 3478 in your application and email to HR@TAMUG.edu or mail to:

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and verification of eligibility to work in the US. Texas A&M University at Galveston promotes and values diversity and inclusion in the work place. Texas A&M Galveston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.